Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Michael Ironside (1950 - ) Actor Also: Screenwriter, producer Born: February 12, 1950, Toronto, Canada Education: Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada Rough-hewn character actor best known for his striking portrayals of genre villains. Ironside began as a writer in his native Canada; his first play was produced when he was 15. He attended the Ontario College of Art, where he wrote, directed and starred in his first film, DOWN WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE. After graduation he began working regularly in Canadian TV and film. An early highlight was David Cronenberg psychic thriller, SCANNERS (1981), wherein the evil Ironside uttered the immortal line, Let's do this the Scanner way I'm going to suck your brain dry! 93), as the evil sea park owner.